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Latest Nigerian news headlines for today 8th May 2023
Release Nnamdi Kanu within 14 days else… – Pro-Biafra agitators threatens FG
Princewill Chimezie Richard, leader of the Biafra Nations League (BnL), has given the Nigerian federal government a 14-day ultimatum to release Nnamdi Kanu, the group's detained leader.
If their demands are not met by May 8, 2022, the BnL threatens to shut down oil exploration in the Nigeria/Cameroon maritime borders.
They demands the immediate withdrawal of military troops from the South-East region. At a press conference in Calabar, the group also called on Cameroon authorities to stop collecting taxes from Nigerians living in the Bakassi Peninsula.
Richard stated that the BnL is not alone in this struggle, and they have the support of other groups. The group claims to command massive loyalists and followers, and it will be disastrous if their demands are not met.
Richard called on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Kanu before he hands over on May 29, 2023, and to obey court orders. However, Richard expressed disappointment and lost confidence in Buhari's government, and even if Kanu is released, it will not stop their agitation for Biafra sovereignty.
BnL also warns Nigerian authorities not to force them to take laws into their hands, and there will be no negotiation about Biafra.
Shehu Sani thinks political leaders in Rivers, Ebonyi have bad attitudes, here's what He said
Senator Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker and social critic, expressed his disapproval of the decision to relocate the elections petition tribunal of Rivers and Ebonyi States to Abuja.
He commented that this decision reflects poorly on the attitude of the political leaders in these states.
The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal, Monica Mensem, issued the order for the relocation to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, last month. Sani wrote about his thoughts on Twitter on Sunday.
He wrote, “The relocation of the elections petition tribunal from Rivers and Ebonyi to Abuja doesn't tell good about the attitude of the political leaders in those states.”
Dangote to launch multi-billion refineries on May 22
Fox Nigeria reports that Dangote Group has shared the official date for the launch of their long-awaited refineries.
According to a letter of invitation circulating on social media, the commissioning will take place on May 22, 2023.
This multi-billion-dollar Oil Refinery and Petrochemical Company is highly anticipated as it is hoped to provide solutions to Nigeria's long-standing refining problems.
